The Shemwell Family

James Randolph JohnsonAge: 88 years18781967

Name
James Randolph Johnson
Given names
James Randolph
Surname
Johnson
Birth July 25, 1878 33 28
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a brotherEdmund Franklin Johnson
March 9, 1881 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherHenry Nelson Johnson
December 4, 1883 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Ophelia Johnson
April 20, 1886 (Age 7 years)
Death of a fatherNelson Johnson
April 29, 1887 (Age 8 years)
Marriage of a parentCharles Henry Martin JayePernecia Emeline CheekView this family
May 6, 1888 (Age 9 years)

Note: Marriage info found at findagrave site
Birth of a half-brotherLawrence Sullivan Ross Jaye
April 20, 1889 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a half-sisterDora Lois Jaye
March 15, 1891 (Age 12 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Ann Allen
April 21, 1894 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 9, 1900 (Age 21 years)
Death of a sisterBertha Elizabeth Johnson
May 23, 1904 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 37 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 38 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 39 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death of a motherPernecia Emeline Cheek
June 10, 1922 (Age 43 years)
Death of a brotherEdmund Franklin Johnson
April 16, 1926 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 51 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a half-sisterDora Lois Jaye
April 10, 1967 (Age 88 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 67 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death July 1, 1967 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Resthaven Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 3, 1875Williamson, Texas, United States
13 months
elder sister
Bertha Elizabeth Johnson
Birth: February 21, 1876 31 26Coryell, Coryell, Texas, United States
Death: May 23, 1904Stamford, Jones, Texas, United States
2 years
himself
James Randolph Johnson
Birth: July 25, 1878 33 28Taylor, Williamson, Texas, United States
Death: July 1, 1967Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
3 years
younger brother
Edmund Franklin Johnson
Birth: March 9, 1881 36 31Texas, United States
Death: April 16, 1926Levita, Coryell, Texas, United States
3 years
younger brother
Henry Nelson Johnson
Birth: December 4, 1883 38 34Levita, Coryell, Texas, United States
Death: June 27, 1972Coryell, Texas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Mary Ophelia Johnson
Birth: April 20, 1886 41 36Coryell, Texas, United States
Death: December 19, 1976Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, United States
Mother’s family with Charles Henry Martin Jaye - View this family
step-father
Charles Henry Martin Jaye
Birth: October 7, 1852Fidelity, Jersey, Illinois, United States
Death: September 2, 1916Spur, Dickens, Texas, United States
mother
Marriage: May 6, 1888
11 months
half-brother
Lawrence Sullivan Ross Jaye
Birth: April 20, 1889 36 39Coryell, Texas, United States
Death: January 31, 1972Rockdale, Milam, Texas, United States
23 months
half-sister
Dora Lois Jaye
Birth: March 15, 1891 38 41Levita, Coryell, Texas, United States
Death: April 10, 1967Texas, United States

James Randolph Johnson has 17 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Pernecia Emeline Cheek - Household

ED 41 Coryell, Texas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Jaye, C HheadWMOct185246M12ILEnglandNCFarmer2YesYesYesOMF
Jaye, R EwifeWFAug184950M1277MOMOMOYesYesYes
Johnson, J RsonWMJul187821STXDenmarkMOFarm Laborer10YesYesYes
Johnson, H NsonWMDec188316STXDenmarkMOFarm Laborer4YesYesYes
Johnson, MarydaughterWFApr188614STXDenmarkMO4YesYesYes
Jaye, Rass JsonWMApr188911STXILMOFarm Laborer4YesYesYes
Jaye, LoisdaughterWFMar18919STXILMO